 Nigeria's content level in the oil and gas industry rose to 54% in the year 2022, as the Nigerian content development and monitoring bar drives towards achieving at least 70% local content by the end of 2027. The executive secretary of the board engineer Simbi Wobote made this known at the 11th edition of the Practical Nigerian Content Forum in Uyo, the Kwaibam State Capital. Correspondent Jesse Asse has the details. With energy demand increasing globally, the theme of the event, deepening Nigeria content opportunities and the decade of gas focuses on creating the enabling environment for natural gas production as well as processing and putting in place the best networks for distribution. Despite the daunting challenges, the need for local participation is key and the NCDMB reveals that over 50% has been achieved, both in manpower, in-country fabrication of oil and gas equipment, technical capability development and more. Out of the 96 initiatives under the strategic roadmap, we have completed 77 initiatives, largely under the short and medium-term categories as of November 2022. It is my pleasure to announce that the 2022 Nigerian content level in Nigerian oil and gas industry is now 54%. We have performed, are both targeted, which are 2022 performance lightly driven by the contracts awarded under the Train 7 project. The top three performance of in-country spend in 2022 are fabrication and construction at 99%. Nigerian content, manpower at 81% and project management at 80% Nigerian content. The gas resources that we have today will become the clear enabler of the energy transition, just energy transition, but beyond this it's going to give us the money of tomorrow or even today and that's why we are focused in NMPC with our partners to make sure that we create the necessary infrastructure to bring gas on the surface, process it, combat it to the point that it can be and also make it available to everybody that needs it. To fully achieve these objectives, stakeholders stress the need for the government to put in place policies that promote indigenous capacities and also even the nation's abundant gas resources. Nigeria, independence and indigenous companies are taking the center stage in expanding domestic refining, domestic gas supply and gas-based industrialization. Accordingly, the liberal policies that promote indigenous capacity should be continued for overall economic stability. PNC has not only provided a platform to share ideas and showcase unique capabilities across industry over the years, but it has also provided an opportunity to see Nigerian content in action. The five of us that have been making concerted efforts in promoting local content are industrialization right. We just need the government to undertake massive training of our engines. The NCDNBF films is committed to implementing the necessary steps in the remaining five years of the plan and energies oil and gas industry stakeholders to make the work easier for the board. JCCC for Plus TV News.